Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people | | North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.5% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 10.5% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Brookford compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Catawba County North Carolina:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,041 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,392 | $28,704 | 1 | $762 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,299 | $27,588 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,986 | $23,916 | 1 | $744 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,676 | $26,028 | 7 | $2,547 |
Brookford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $115,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $128,000
Central Staff Services: $99,000
Police Protection: $70,000
General Public Buildings: $23,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
General - Other: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Health Services - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $67,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $20,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $20,000
General - Other: $4,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $257,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
General Support: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $100,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $217,000
6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,065 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.79% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)| Catawba County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,448 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.15% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($494 average AGI)| Catawba County: | 0.05% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Brookford:
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WAIZ (630 AM; 1 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: NEWTON-CONOVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
- WNNC (1230 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, NC; Owner: NEWTON-CONOVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WYCV (900 AM; 1 kW; GRANITE FALLS, NC; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brookford:
- WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Brookford:
- WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
Brookford fatal accident list for 2002:
Mar 10, 2002 03:53 AM, Catawba Valley Blvd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
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